My Favorite Year (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,458,105Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$266,009 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:52 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,013,041

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,145 $17,458,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,866 $17,458,105
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 866 $17,458,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,128 $17,458,105

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 1982 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: May 6th, 2016 by Warner Archive
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1950s, Voiceover/Narration, Film Actor, Addiction, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, TV Industry, Off the Wagon / Relapse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, BrooksFilms Limited
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 273 $5,692,771 Oct 29, 1982 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 205 $9,227,162 Oct 8, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1982 26 $266,009   52 $5,116   $266,009 1
Oct 8, 1982 3 $2,400,696 +802% 714 $3,362   $2,783,008 2
Oct 15, 1982 3 $2,205,749 -8% 720 $3,064   $5,567,783 3
Oct 22, 1982 6 $1,706,802 -23% 632 $2,701   $7,886,961 4
Oct 29, 1982 7 $1,481,129 -13% 541 $2,738   $9,815,529 5
Nov 5, 1982 7 $1,434,011 -3% 559 $2,565   $11,659,508 6
Nov 12, 1982 7 $1,105,683 -23% 544 $2,033   $13,124,571 7
Nov 19, 1982 9 $953,511 -14% 431 $2,212   $14,372,201 8
Nov 26, 1982 8 $1,111,649 +17% 436 $2,550   $15,963,486 9
Dec 3, 1982 7 $749,113 -33% 444 $1,687   $16,939,206 10
Dec 10, 1982 10 $359,691 -52% 388 $927   $17,458,105 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1982 18 $382,312   52 $7,352   $382,312 1
Oct 8, 1982 4 $2,979,722 +679% 714 $4,173   $3,362,034 2
Oct 15, 1982 5 $2,818,125 -5% 720 $3,914   $6,180,159 3
Oct 22, 1982 6 $2,154,241 -24% 632 $3,409   $8,334,400 4
Oct 29, 1982 7 $1,891,097 -12% 541 $3,496   $10,225,497 5
Nov 5, 1982 7 $1,793,391 -5% 559 $3,208   $12,018,888 6
Nov 12, 1982 7 $1,399,802 -22% 544 $2,573   $13,418,690 7
Nov 19, 1982 8 $1,433,147 +2% 431 $3,325   $14,851,837 8
Nov 26, 1982 9 $1,338,256 -7% 436 $3,069   $16,190,093 9
Dec 3, 1982 6 $908,321 -32% 444 $2,046   $17,098,414 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Peter O'Toole    Alan Swann
Mark Linn-Baker    Benjy Stone

Supporting Cast

Jessica Harper    K. C. Downing
Joseph Bologna    King Kaiser
Gloria Stuart    Mrs. Horn
Lainie Kazan    Belle Carroca
Bill Macy    Sy Benson
Anne De Salvo    Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman    Herb Lee
Lou Jacobi    Uncle Morty

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin    Director
Michael Gruskoff    Producer
Dennis Palumbo    Story by
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter
Richard Chew    Editor
Ralph Burns    Composer
Gerald Hirschfeld    Director of Photography
Charles Rosen    Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$266,009 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:52 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,013,041

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,145 $17,458,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,866 $17,458,105
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 866 $17,458,105
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,128 $17,458,105

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Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 1982 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: May 6th, 2016 by Warner Archive
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1950s, Voiceover/Narration, Film Actor, Addiction, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, TV Industry, Off the Wagon / Relapse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, BrooksFilms Limited
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 273 $5,692,771 Oct 29, 1982 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 205 $9,227,162 Oct 8, 1982 10

Leading Cast

Peter O'Toole    Alan Swann
Mark Linn-Baker    Benjy Stone

Supporting Cast

Jessica Harper    K. C. Downing
Joseph Bologna    King Kaiser
Gloria Stuart    Mrs. Horn
Lainie Kazan    Belle Carroca
Bill Macy    Sy Benson
Anne De Salvo    Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman    Herb Lee
Lou Jacobi    Uncle Morty

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin    Director
Michael Gruskoff    Producer
Dennis Palumbo    Story by
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter
Richard Chew    Editor
Ralph Burns    Composer
Gerald Hirschfeld    Director of Photography
Charles Rosen    Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1982 26 $266,009   52 $5,116   $266,009 1
Oct 8, 1982 3 $2,400,696 +802% 714 $3,362   $2,783,008 2
Oct 15, 1982 3 $2,205,749 -8% 720 $3,064   $5,567,783 3
Oct 22, 1982 6 $1,706,802 -23% 632 $2,701   $7,886,961 4
Oct 29, 1982 7 $1,481,129 -13% 541 $2,738   $9,815,529 5
Nov 5, 1982 7 $1,434,011 -3% 559 $2,565   $11,659,508 6
Nov 12, 1982 7 $1,105,683 -23% 544 $2,033   $13,124,571 7
Nov 19, 1982 9 $953,511 -14% 431 $2,212   $14,372,201 8
Nov 26, 1982 8 $1,111,649 +17% 436 $2,550   $15,963,486 9
Dec 3, 1982 7 $749,113 -33% 444 $1,687   $16,939,206 10
Dec 10, 1982 10 $359,691 -52% 388 $927   $17,458,105 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1982 18 $382,312   52 $7,352   $382,312 1
Oct 8, 1982 4 $2,979,722 +679% 714 $4,173   $3,362,034 2
Oct 15, 1982 5 $2,818,125 -5% 720 $3,914   $6,180,159 3
Oct 22, 1982 6 $2,154,241 -24% 632 $3,409   $8,334,400 4
Oct 29, 1982 7 $1,891,097 -12% 541 $3,496   $10,225,497 5
Nov 5, 1982 7 $1,793,391 -5% 559 $3,208   $12,018,888 6
Nov 12, 1982 7 $1,399,802 -22% 544 $2,573   $13,418,690 7
Nov 19, 1982 8 $1,433,147 +2% 431 $3,325   $14,851,837 8
Nov 26, 1982 9 $1,338,256 -7% 436 $3,069   $16,190,093 9
Dec 3, 1982 6 $908,321 -32% 444 $2,046   $17,098,414 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records